Exotic Atom Cascade Processes in Atoms with Z>2

Abstract

The topic of my talk is the cascade in exotic atoms. Let me start with a definition: The exotic-atom cascade is the deexcitation of an exotic atom from the — usually highly excited — first bound atomic state to the ground state (for muonic atoms) or to the state from which nuclear capture takes place (for hadronic atoms). We will assume for the following that the system is rotationally symmetric. So the first bound state may be characterized by principal quantum number n, angular momentum quantum number t and magnetic quantum number m. As we know [1], atomic capture of exotic particles proceeds via Auger electron emission.